Vaadat Charigim

History

Prior to the band's establishment, frontman Yuval Haring was a member of the Berlin-based band TV Buddhas. After returning to Israel, Haring decided to use his previously written songs for a new band and contacted drummer Yuval Guttmann and bassist Dan Bloch. The trio started to rehearse in a rehearsal room located in the bomb shelter of an elementary school and named themselves "Vaadat Charigim."

The band's debut album, The World Is Well Lost was produced by Kyle “Slick” Johnson, who is known for his work for Modest Mouse and Wavves, and was recorded in band's Tel Aviv-apartment. It was released in 2013 through Anova Music and Burger Records. In 2014, the band embarked their first United States tour.

Musical style and lyrics

The band's music has been described as "shoegazing" and their influences include early-'90s shoegaze movement and Israeli underground acts. Musically, the band has been compared to various acts of this period, such as My Bloody Valentine, Ride, Slowdive, Family and Galaxie 500. Allmusic critic Fred Thomas argued that "Vaadat Charigim have more in common with contemporaries like DIIV and Wild Nothing than their respective influences," while also likening the band's "pop sensibility" to the acts such as the Feelies and the The Go-Betweens. The lead singer Yuval Haring's vocals were compared to those of Morrissey of The Smiths and Ian Curtis of Joy Division.

On the band's lyrics, which are entirely sung in Hebrew, Haring stated: "Some of the songs are about being stuck. Others are about the world ending or the feeling that the world as a modern concept has long ended, and instead there is chaos, morally speaking."

Members

Discography

Studio albums

Music videos